“I go out every day but cyclists don’t give way to me, even though I walk with a stick.

“I ask them why they cycle on the pavement and they say it’s because it’s too dangerous on the roads.”

Sgt Mark Hickman, from Harborne police, said cyclists who rode on the pavements were not deliberately setting out to terrorise pedestrians, they were just “thoughtless”.

“Mr Poland is an example of someone whose quality of life has been impacted by the thoughtless behaviour of certain individuals,” he said.

“It is a lack of awareness and thoughtlessness on their parts.

“We do not want to have to start issuing fixed penalty notices and therefore we would ask cyclists to please consider whether their behaviour impacts on others and to take due care and attention when cycling,” he added.